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26 September, 12:04

Write the balanced nuclear equation for β - decay of sodium-26. include both the mass numbers and the atomic numbers with each nuclear symbol. use the sup-subscript button in the answer palette to enter these numbers correctly. greek letters can be accessed in the drop-down menu that says - select-.

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  1. 26 September, 13:02
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    Nuclear reaction: ²⁶Na → ²⁶Mg + e⁻ (electron) + ve (electron antineutrino). Beta decay is radioactive decay in which a beta ray and a neutrino are emitted from an atomic nucleus. There are two types of beta decay: beta minus and beta plus.

    In beta minus decay, neutron is converted to a proton and an electron and an electron antineutrino and in beta plus decay, a proton is converted to a neutron and positron and an electron neutrino, so mass number does not change.
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